Native American priest removes the skin of a man surrounded by native American soldiers. In the background is a scene of warfare or duel. Includes knife, spears, feathered headdresses, shield, and sword.

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Native American priest removes the skin of a man surrounded by native American soldiers. In the background is a scene of warfare or duel. Includes knife, spears, feathered headdresses, shield, and sword.

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Source creator:

Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683

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Montanus, Arnoldus, 1625?-1683

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Source Title:

De Nieuwe en onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America

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De Nieuwe en onbekende Weereld: of Beschryving van America

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t'Amsterdam

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t'Amsterdam

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By Jacob Meurs Boek-verkooper en Plaet-snyder, op de Kaisars-graf, schuin over de wester-markt, in de stad Meurs

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By Jacob Meurs Boek-verkooper en Plaet-snyder, op de Kaisars-graf, schuin over de wester-markt, in de stad Meurs

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1671

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1671

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Text describes the practices of the natives of Panuco who celebrated a festival called the Flaying of slaves. The priest would choose a slave who then was allowed to fight for his life with one of his feet tied to a round stone.This sacrificial rite was celebrated on the festival of tlacaxipehualiztli in honor of Xipe Tótec. Xipe Tótec, "our flayed lord," was the god of agriculture, death, rebirth, and the seasons. At his festival in the spring, men were sacrificed by being tied to an altar stone, called the temalacatl.

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Text describes the practices of the natives of Panuco who celebrated a festival called the Flaying of slaves. The priest would choose a slave who then was allowed to fight for his life with one of his feet tied to a round stone.This sacrificial rite was celebrated on the festival of tlacaxipehualiztli in honor of Xipe Tótec. Xipe Tótec, "our flayed lord," was the god of agriculture, death, rebirth, and the seasons. At his festival in the spring, men were sacrificed by being tied to an altar stone, called the temalacatl.